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Saudi Arabia air defences destroy ballistic missile over Jazan
Date: 2018-05-21 07:01:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7409876
Saudi Arabia air defenses have destroyed a ballistic missile over the city of Jazan near the Yemen border, SPA news agency reported. Spokesman for the Arab coalition Turki Al Malki said that Saudi Air Defense forces destroyed the missile over ....
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Iraqi forces hunt Daesh terrorists in Diyala, Salahuddin
Date: 2018-05-20 08:17:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7408577
Joint Iraqi security forces have continued hunting members of the terrorist organization of Daesh in border villages between the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin, a senior security official said on Sunday. The operations are carried out in ....
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Iraq's incumbent PM meets Shiite leader Sadr
Date: 2018-05-20 07:32:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7408502
Iraqi incumbent Prime Minister Haider Abadi met with Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al Sadr, whose bloc has won parliamentary elections. The meeting, late on Saturday, came shortly after the announcement of the poll's results. Sadr's ....
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Shiite leader Sadr urges peace, unity in Iraq
Date: 2018-05-20 07:27:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7408488
Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al Sadr, whose bloc has won parliamentary elections in Iraq, has called for unity, peace, fraternization among followers of different sects and religions in his country. "We are still advocates of unity, peace and ....
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Washington decries chemical attacks on Syria's Saraqeb
Date: 2018-05-18 10:09:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7406442
The US Department of State condemned in the strongest possible words the chemical weapon attack in the Syrian town of Saraqeb near Idlib last February. Al Hurra channel quoted a statement issued by the States Department as saying that Assad's ....
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ICAO calls for maintaining safety of civil aviation after UAE concerns
Date: 2018-05-18 09:23:41 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7406347
In view of the serious incidents of civil aviation safety violation by Qatar involving its military aircraft coming in close proximity to UAE-registered civilian aircraft since early 2018, the International Civil Aviation Organization Council (ICAO) ....
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8 Daesh militants killed in US-led coalition airstrike in Syria's Deir Ez-Zour
Date: 2018-05-18 09:16:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7406331
As many as eight Daesh militants were killed in an US-led coalition airstrike on Al-Susah town in the eastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ez-Zour governorate, Syrian opposition source said on Friday. On the other side of the borders, the ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry welcomes South Africa's position on Gaza
Date: 2018-05-16 18:55:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7404582
Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed South Africa's position over withdrawing its ambassador from Tel Aviv in response to the Israeli crimes committed against the Palestinian civilians. In a statement on Wednesday, the ....
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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms chlorine gas attack in Saraqeb
Date: 2018-05-16 09:56:53 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7403594
The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said samples show a high probability that chlorine gas was used in an attack in Syria, Deutche Welle reported. Chlorine gas "was likely used as a chemical weapon" in an attack in ....
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AL chief calls on int'l community to protect Palestinians
Date: 2018-05-15 16:48:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:7402745
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has strongly denounced Israeli massacres against the defenseless Palestinians, terming Israeli occupation actions as "war crimes". The Arab conscience should move after dozens of Palestinians have ....